Editing Mung bean sprout

{{Short description|Sprout of the mung bean}}

| title = Mung bean sprout

| pic = Mung bean sprouts.jpg

| name1 = Chinese name

| t = 豆芽

| s = 豆芽

| l = [[mung bean|Bean]] [[sprouting|sprout]]

| p = dòuyá

| w = tou⁴ ya²

| poj = tāu-gê

| altname = Chinese name (Mandarin)

| t2 = 綠豆芽

| s2 = 绿豆芽

| l2 = [[mung bean|Green bean]] [[sprouting|sprout]]

| p2 = lǜdòuyá

| w2 = lü⁴ tou⁴ ya²

| c3 = 芽菜

| altname3 = Chinese name (Cantonese)

| y3 = ngàh choi

| j3 = ngaa⁴ coi³

| altname4 = Chinese name (Hokkien)

| c4 = 豆菜

| poj4 = tāu-tshài

| hangul = 숙주나물

| rr = sukjunamul

| mr = sukchunamul

| lk = [[Sin Sukju|Sukju]] ''[[namul]]''

| kanji = 萌やし

| kana = もやし

| revhep = moyashi

| tgl = toge

| ind = kecambah,<br>kecambah kacang hijau,<br>taoge

| khm = សណ្ដែកបណ្ដុះ sândêkbândŏh

| msa = tauge,<br>tauge halus

| tha = ถั่วงอก

| rtgs = thua ngok

| vie = giá đỗ,<br>giá đỗ xanh

'''Mung bean sprouts''' are a culinary vegetable grown by sprouting [[mung bean]]s. They can be grown by placing and watering the sprouted beans in the shade until the [[hypocotyl|hypocotyls]] grow long. Mung bean sprouts are extensively cultivated and consumed in [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]] and are very easy to grow, requiring minimal care other than a steady supply of water. They are often usedinschool science projects.{{Citation needed|reason=No source given for assertion that these beans are used in school science projects|date=February 2024}}

A variety of techniques are used for sprouting mung beans. A common technique for home growers is sprouting the beans in a jar, with a fine mesh or muslin cloth tied over the top with a rubber band or string. Fresh water is then poured into the jar three to four times a day; the jars are then upturned and left to drain. The precise growing technique to use depends on the amount that one wants to collect. The main principles are: selecting good seed (new and uniform), ensuring that light does not reach the seeds to prevent bitterness, and also ensuring they receive enough humidity while avoiding waterlogging.<ref>{{cite web|last=Takeguma|first=Massahiro|url=http://cultivozen.massahiro.com/2013/04/cultivo-do-broto-de-feijao-moyashi.html?lang=en|title=Growing Moyashi|access-date=9 April 2013}}</ref>

{{Cookbook|Bean Sprout}}[[File:Stegte grøntsager (6290846922).jpg|thumb|Stir-fried mung bean sprouts and mushrooms]]

In [[Chinese cuisine]], common dishes that may use mung bean sprouts, known as ''dòuyá'' ({{lang|zh|豆芽}}), are [[Chinese fried rice|fried rice]], [[spring roll]]s, [[egg drop soup]], and [[hot and sour soup]].<ref>[http://chinesefood.about.com/od/Bean-Sprouts-Recipes/Bean-Sprouts-Recipes.htm Bean Sprouts Recipes]</ref>

In Cantonese cuisine, bean sprouts are used dishes such as [[Egg foo young|egg fu yung]] and [[beef chow fun]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thewoksoflife.com/beef-chow-fun-noodles/ |title=Beef Chow Fun |website=thewoksoflife.com |date=December 9, 2019 |accessdate=January 29, 2021}}</ref>

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===India===

In [[Indian cuisine]], especially in [[Maharashtrian cuisine]], ''[[Usal]]'' is a spicy dish that balances the heat of curry with either mung beans or sprouts.

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Moong usal misal pav.jpg|Spicy curry with [[Sev (food)|sev]] and mung beans

In [[Japanese cuisine]], ''moyashi'' ({{Nihongo2|もやし}}, "bean sprout") in a strict sense refers to the mung bean sprout. They are a common ingredient in many Japanese dishes such as [[Stir frying|stir-fries]] and soups.

File:Ojingeo sundae (stuffed squid) 2.jpg|''Ojingeo-sundae'' ([[squid as food|squid]] ''[[sundae (Korean food)|sundae]]'' with mung bean sprouts and other ingredients as filling

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=== Indonesia ===

Mung bean sprouts are used widely in [[Indonesian cuisine]]. Mung bean sprouts usually accompany soup dishes such as ''[[rawon]]'', ''[[mie celor]]'', or ''[[Soto (food)|soto]]''; are mixed in Indonesian vegetable salads such as ''[[pecel]]'', ''[[karedok]]'', or ''[[gado-gado]]''; and are stir-fried as ''[[tauge goreng]]''.

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File:Tauge Goreng 1.JPG|''[[Tauge goreng]]'' (stir-fried mung bean sprout)

File:Karedok in Ubud 1.jpg| ''[[Karedok]]'' (raw vegetable salad)

File:Mie Celor.jpg| ''[[Mie celor]]'' (a soupy noodle dish from [[Palembang]])

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